Williams Is Screwed

Even a world-class fighter like Roy Jones was ruined by the affects of weight hopping.

He moved up 2 divisions for one fight, and then moved back down, and it ruined him.

Paul Williams, you have been warned.

If he's planning on doing the same, which is what it looks like as he's got a November 29th defence lined up at 147, I think it could have move of an impact than people think.

How is he going to cope with dropping 10lbs in a month with a 6'1" frame?

 

Exactly. So Roy Jones felt comfortable making light-heavy as it was his natural weight. Williams is clearly drained himself to make 147 because he's 6 foot +. That's going to have a detremental affect. Plus his body will probably adjust to the weight more (160) if it's his natural weight, so he might have a harder time moving it.

Also, Jones had just over 8 months to shed the 18lbs from the Ruiz fight. Williams has to do over half of that (10lbs) in 1/8th of the time (he has just over a month).

 

Very true.

 

He could potentially do well across a number of weights no doubt, I mean the likes of Forrest, Santos are going to be tricky at 154, he may or may not beat them, but he'll still probably be a top 5 light middle, same with middle the likes of Winky, Abraham, Pavlik will be tough going, but he could be a top 5 middleweight again.

But if he continues hopping between weights it will cost him. He should either chose a weight and stick to it, or clean up at 147, no questions asked, that means beat Margo in a rematch, possibly beat Cotto or Clottey, then move to 154, then 160 etc. He can't keep moving up and down all the time.

 

Roy put on 18lbs though, not 25. He was also a world-class fighter at the time and had 8 months to comfortably get the weight off.

10lbs is a lot of weight to shed. Especially when you have a 6'1" frame, your not gonna find a lot of fat to shred on that frame. And especially when you only have a month to lose those 10lbs.

 

Did Williams look fat though? He's not gonna find a lot of fat to shed on that frame as I said. He also has a month to lose the weight in.

 

I can't count months.

Sorry lol.

Don't you think it would be harder to get down to an un-natural weight though rather than back to there natural weight like Jones did?

His body has probably adjusted quite comfortably to 160 now.